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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:95
Prices available:96
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*** Ancestral spirit figure, carved wood, shell, natural earth pigments and fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the Japanese… ***
*** Aboriginal dot painting on wooden coolamon, 87 cm high ***
*** Two tribal masks, carved wood and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, collected by John Lean Pender, an Australian ex-pat living in New Guinea in the 1930s and 40s who returned to Australia in 1942 upon the Japanese… ***
*** Seated male figure holdings his beard, carved wood and trade bead with remains of painted finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 53 cm high *** N/A
*** Maori greenstone patu, 19th century. Adorned with 19th century paper labels plus 19th century staple repair. 30.5 cm long ***
*** Wahaika Maori club, carved whalebone, 19th century, 37.5 cm high ***
*** A stunning Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace bearing fine large shell specimens strung on waxed cotton thread, 115 cm long ***
*** Lin Onus (1948-1996), two pokerwork decorated boomerangs, each inscribed verso, Lin Onus, Wirad-jiri Arilie, Australia, 14, and 16, 38 cm and 42 cm long ***
*** Samuel Ganarradj Mangudja (1909-1983), Kurabara and Buruk, bark and natural earth pigment, Church Mission Society Aboriginal Handicrafts' letter, plus long inscription verso, 38 x 50 cm ***
*** Maori box, carved wood with paua shell, New Zealand origin, 19th/20th century, 15 cm high, 34 cm wide, 30 cm deep ***
*** Two Marupai magic charms, carved wood with remains of piped clay and natural fibre string, Papuan Gulf, 13 cm and 12 cm long ***
*** Two Aboriginal ironwood bird carvings with painted ochre decoration, Tiwi Islands origin, Northern Territory, Australia, 44 cm and 35 cm high ***
*** A Pitcairn Island palmwood walking stick with clenched fist handle. A somewhat faded contemporary label in Monash's hand reads 'This stick was presented to me by Mr. Kosky of RabaulĀ on 6 - 3 - 30. It was made from a ....Palm on Pitcairn Island by a… ***
*** A Maori carved walking stick, New Zealand origin, 19th century, 97 cm high ***
*** An tribal walrus ivory club with incised markings and mounting holes to each end, 19th to early 20th century, 72 cm long ***
*** Batak Raja's large bronze tobacco pipe (Tulpang), Toba Batak, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, 19th century, one of the finest examples seen in our rooms, a similar example can be found in the collection of the Musee du Quai Branly in Paris. Constructed in… ***
*** A mask, carved hardwood with limed finish, African origin, 44 cm high ***
*** A tribal headdress in the form of a human head, woven cane, vellum hide, bone, carved wood and metal, African origin, 26 cm high ***
*** A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, 80 cm long ***
*** Totemic mask, carved and patinated wood, Bobo Fing tribe, Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), 143 cm high ***
*** Gert Sellheim, (Estonia, Australia, 1901-1970). Australia [Boomerang], 1957 colour and process lithograph, signed in image upper right, 100 x 63 cm. Linen-backed. Text continues 'Australian National Travel Association, Railway Building, Flinders Street,… ***
*** Mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin 180 cm long ***
*** A Minja mask, carved wood and earth pigments, Washkuk Hills, Papua New Guinea Gallery Tikowi label 124 cm high Provenance: The Ed Boylan Collection, Queensland ***
*** A pair of carved wooden Maori figures, signed Hoko Pai, New Zealand, first half 20th century, incised 'Hoko Pai' on base 33.5 cm high ***
*** Maori Tiki statue, carved wood with paua shell eyes (one missing), New Zealand origin, 19th century, 31 cm high ***
*** A message stick, carved wood, West Australian origin 98 cm high ***
*** Three fishing hooks, kina shell tortoise shell and woven fibre, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 10.5 cm long ***
*** A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, early 20th century, 75 cm long ***
*** An impressive Oceanic rootstock tribal war club, carved hardwood, Fijian origin, 19th century, 105 cm long ***
*** Tasmanian shell bead necklace, intricately threaded with iridescent shell specimens. A fine example. 125 cm long ***
*** A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, 154 cm long ***
*** A rootstock club, carved hardwood, Fijian origin, 19th century, 111.5 cm high ***
*** Tabua, Fijian chieftain's whale tooth amulet, 19th century, 13.5 cm long ***
*** A Tasmanian Aboriginal Mariner shell bead necklace, 132 cm long ***
*** A standing male figure, carved wood, shell, feather, fibre and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, on later wooden plinth, 165 cm high overall. ***
*** Bambara antelope figural group, carved wood, beaten brass leather and fibre, upper Niger origin, 115 cm high ***
*** Artist Unknown (Aboriginal, Northern Territory), snake and artefacts, bark and natural earth pigments, 93 x 42 cm ***
*** Edward Salle (born c.1939, Madar people, Tabar Islands, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea), a finely painted wooden Malagan pole. Wood, shell, fibre, lime, and natural red, black and yellow pigments, circa 1990s. 175 cm high. Malagan is the name of… ***
*** An African carved ivory bust of a female figure, early to mid 20th century, 20.5 cm high ***
*** Two early stone cut boomerangs,19th century 52 cm and 47 cm long ***
*** A death mask, carved wood with kaolin finish, Punu tribe, Gabon, 29 cm high ***
*** A Guro dance mask, carved hardwood, Ivory Coast, Africa, 53 cm high ***
*** Ashanti fertility sculpture, carved wood, Ghana, West Africa, 92 cm high ***
*** Ci Wara antelope headdress, carved wood, leather, fur and fibre, Bamana tribe, Southern Mali, 85 cm high ***
*** Torres Strait Islands Headdress, cassowary feather and woven fibres early 20th century framed and mounted 30 cm high, 42 cm wide ***
*** A Maori patu hand club, carved nephrite greenstone, New Zealand, 20th century, 35 cm long ***
*** An African carved ivory figural sculpture on burl timber base, early to mid 20th century, 61 cm high ***
*** A horned mask, carved wood with painted finish, Baule tribe, Ivory Coast, 31 cm high ***
*** Kongo Nail Power Figure, carved wood, iron and glass, Democratic Republic of Congo, 31 cm high ***
*** A Maori greenstone pendant, New Zealand origin, 19th century, 9.5 cm long ***
*** An early shield, carved wood with remains of woven fibre handle, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 119 cm high ***
*** A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, early 20th century 166 cm long ***
*** A mariner shell bead necklace with pink stain, 164 cm long ***
*** An Inuit carved walrus tusk ornament with dog sled team, early to mid 20th century, 32 cm long ***
*** A figural food hook, carved wood, fibre, shell and earth pigments, Papua New Guinea, 86 cm high ***
*** Ula Tavatava (throwing club), carved wood, Fijian origin, 20th century, 50 cm long ***
*** A war club, carved wood, Vanuatu origin, 19th century, 102 cm long ***
*** Long nose Tumbuan mask, woven cane, feather and fibre with remains of earth pigment decoration, Blackwater river, Papua New Guinea, 58 cm high, 105 cm long ***
*** An impressive tribal mask, tortoiseshell, feather, tusk, shell, fibre and clay with earth pigments, coastal Papua New Guinea, 120 cm high ***
*** Seven assorted bone daggers, some with carved decoration, Papua New Guinea origin, the largest 31 cm long ***
*** An early headrest, carved wood with faint remains of painted finish, Shona tribe, Zimbabwe/Mozambique, 19th century, 13 cm high, 18 cm wide ***
*** A New Zealand greenstone tie pin in the form of a cricket bat, 9ct gold clip; length 5 cm, early/mid 20th century. ***
*** An impressive Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, 175 cm long ***
*** A Mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, 20th century, internally looped to be worn as a double strand. 160 cm long ***
*** A Tasmanian mariner shell bead necklace, 180 cm long ***
*** A Kanak roof finial, carved wood, New Caledonia, 19th century, 111 cm high ***
*** Artist Unknown (Aboriginal, Northern Territory), snake and cross hatched design, bark and natural earth pigments, 91 x 40 cm ***
*** Three arm bands, carved tortoiseshell, Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea, the largest 12 cm high ***
*** A Massim shield, carved wood and fibre with natural earth pigment, Papua New Guinea, 19th/20th century, 61 cm high ***
*** Three antique rose gold and New Zealand greenstone fobs, 19th century, the largest 6 cm high ***
*** A mariner shell bead necklace, Tasmanian origin, 174 cm long ***
*** Anthropology, 'Oceanic Art' by Anthony Jp Meyer, 'African Art' by Van Dyke, 'Oceania, Art Of The Pacific Islands In The Metropolitan Museum Of Art' [Yale University Press],'Oceanic Art Myth, Man, And Image In The South Seas' by Carl A. Schmitz, 'Isl ***
*** A Folk Art landscape painting on whale bone vertebrae depicting a mountainous Pacific Island scene, 19th century, 35 x 39 cm ***
*** Artist Unknown (Aboriginal, Northern Territory), cross hatched ceremonial design, bark and natural earth pigments, 106 x 54 cm ***
*** A Balinese bronze mask on wooden base, early 20th century, 47 cm high, 46 cm wide, 22 cm deep overall ***
*** Two tribal headdress masks, dog's tooth, shell and woven fibre with painted decoration, Papua New Guinea, 27 cm and 28 cm wide ***
*** An African ivory tribal carving, early 20th century, 37 cm high ***
*** A Kimberley glass spear point, West Australian origin, circa 1910with collection note 'Early 20th century about 1910, glass spearhead made by Aboriginals' A fine Kimberley glass spear point, West Australian origin, circa 1910 with collection note 'Early… ***
*** An African tribal vessel with figurative carving, ivory, 19th/20th century, 24 cm high ***
*** Tabua Fijian chieftain's whale tooth pendant, 19th century, an impressive early example with lustrous patina, 14 cm long ***
*** Hermannsburg pottery jar, hand-painted with animals in landscape with bird lid, 21 cm high ***
*** Maori treasure box, carved wood and paua shell, 20th century, 31 cm wide ***
*** Tabua Fijian chieftains' whale's tooth pendant, 19th century. 15 cm high ***
*** A Dan, anthropomorphic ceremonial '?po?' spoon, with carved legs, Ivory Coast, Africa, 19th century, 66 cm high ***
*** Artist Unknown (Aboriginal, Northern Territory), stingray design, bark and natural earth pigments, 40 x 35 cm ***
*** A spirit mask, carved wood, feather and fibre with earth pigments, Missingi village, middle Ramu, Papua New Guinea, 89 cm high ***
*** A fighting axe and two throwing spears, decorated wood and steel, Zulu tribe, South Africa, late 19th century, (3 items), 50 cm, 99 cm and 101 cm high ***
*** An impressive carved wooden fish studded with trade beads and shell eyes (one missing), Trobriand Islands, south Eastern Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, 63 cm long ***
*** A Kuba ceremonial mask, carved wood, shell, glass beads, metal, fibre and hair, with remains of polychrome finish, South Eastern Congo, 45 cm high ***
*** Pende mask, carved wood, fibre and copper, Kasai and Kwango, West Congo origin, 46 cm high overall, Provenance: totem Meneghelli collection, South Africa ***
*** Magic Lantern and Slides: W. Butcher & Sons Ltd Magic lantern c1920, updated and restored; together with large collection of lantern slides (293) featuring: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Advertising, Cartoon, technical and children's slides. (294… ***
*** A Tasmanian Mariner shell bead necklace, 170 cm long ***
*** Djimini tribal mask with antelope horns and bird totem, carved wood, Ivory Coast, Africa, 40 cm high ***
*** Artist Unknown (Aboriginal, Northern Territory), cross hatched design, bark and natural earth pigments, 97 x 25 cm ***
*** A basket hook, carved wood and shell, Kanganaman village, middle Sepik, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 113 cm high ***
*** 165 cm high rare Tumbuan woven body shroud with attached wooden mask, Minimbit village, Sepik Region, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century, 135 cm high ***